Thursday, January 06, 2011
OCZ Technology to Unveil New Solid State Drives at CES 2011

OCZ Technology is showcasing the Company's latest SSD solutions at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas.

"We are pleased to introduce ground breaking solid state drive technology at this year?s CES show, including next generation enterprise class SATA, SAS, Fibre Channel and PCIe SSDs that bring to the forefront both throughput levels and capacities that push speed, reliability and densities to previously unheard of levels," said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology.

OCZ is showcasing live SATA 6Gbps MLC-based Vertex 3 Pro SSDs, built with the next generation enterprise SandForce controller technology with new performance of up to 80,000 IOPS and 550MB/s transfer rates.

The follow-up Z-Drive "R3" PCI-Express SSD is OCZ?s first SandForce-Driven PCI-Express SSD for Tier-0/1 data applications, and offers staggering performance at over 1GB/s and 135,000 IOPS and up to 1.2TB of capacity in a small footprint. An on-location technology demo includes the IBIS "XL" based on OCZ?s proprietary High Speed Data Link (HSDL) interface unveiled last quarter, featuring 4TBs of storage capacity at over 1.8GB/s transfer speeds and 200,000 IOPS.

Along with the latest storage solutions, OCZ will introduce the ZX Series power supplies, featuring 80-Plus Gold efficiency and available in 850W, 1KW, and 1.2KW configurations for high-end gaming, multimedia, and professional systems. Furthermore, OCZ will highlight the newest PSU offerings from its subsidiary, PC Power & Cooling, with the refreshed line of the Silencer PSU series.